Cleaning Up the Mess
“Holy crap! What happened?” the public demands. Followed by “Who’s to blame?” Not us, insist the makers and distributors.
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Purdue Pleads
(fines) are unlikely to be paid in the near term as the criminal fine and civil penalty are expected to be considered alongside other claims in Purdue’s bankruptcy proceedings and the company lacks necessary funds to fully repay all creditors…
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Police Story, Part Two
How do you find room for new attitudes when the old ones are still omnipresent in the background?
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Police Story, Part One
Given that addiction by its nature puts many treatment clients into direct conflict with the law, I don’t see how we can afford to ignore these issues.
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Drugs and Policing
Laws and policies are quickly enacted that, once on the books, often outlive the emergencies they were there to address.
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Life and Breath
Seriously, the policeman actually assured his prisoner that he was in no danger. Because he was still able to talk.
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Drugstore Cowboy
As soon as they were feeling better, the guys would gather in the lounge to swap stories of high-level burglaries and shoplifting expeditions on a grand scale.
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In the News: Going Postal
Traditional middle class jobs with career prospects replaced by a lower-paid, less stable workforce– perhaps more vulnerable to outside influence?
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Should the U.S. Legalize Drugs?
What legalization can’t do is fix any problems inherent in drug use itself.
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Is Relapse a Crime?
But if a community treats a correctional institution as a kind of locked flophouse, what else we can expect?
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Josh Hamilton and Confidentiality Laws
Nobody should have known about this in the first place. Somebody broke Josh’s confidentiality, and sources within the team are a prime suspect.
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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 6
A big fine, for instance, isn’t necessarily a better deterrent than a lesser one that is administered quickly and effectively.
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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 4
It’s not just what you present to your client — it’s how you present it. By following a few simple rules, you get better results. It’s not a perfect system, by any means. But it should improve outcomes.
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